gang
1. an association of criminals (Freq. 7)
- police tried to break up the gang
- a pack of thieves
• Syn:
pack, ring, mob
• Derivationally related forms:
mobster (for: mob), gangdom, gangster
• Hypernyms:
association
• Hyponyms:
nest, youth gang
• Member Holonyms:
organized crime, gangland, gangdom
• Member Meronyms:
gangster, mobster
2. an informal body of friends (Freq. 2)
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
• Syn:
crowd, crew, bunch
• Hypernyms:
gathering, assemblage
3. an organized group of workmen (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
crew, work party
• Hypernyms:
unit, social unit
• Hyponyms:
shift, detail, chain gang, ground crew, ground-service crew,
road gang, section gang, stage crew
• Member Holonyms:
work force, workforce, manpower, hands, men
• Member Meronyms:
crewman
4. tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together
• Hypernyms:
tool
act as an organized group
• Syn:
gang up
• Hypernyms:
group, aggroup
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
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